---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-020243"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTO"
cik: "0000766829"
company_name: "H2O AMERICA"
filed_at: "2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T06:01:00.947509+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SJW Group appoints Mohammed Zerhouni as SVP Finance, Principal Accounting Officer

## Summary
- Zerhouni effective Jan 30, 2023; base salary $350k, target bonus 30% of base.
- Granted RSUs: $78,750 service-based and $26,250 performance-based under LTIP.
- Wendy Avila-Walker retires after 17+ years; Zerhouni succeeds her.
- Zerhouni previously CFO of Veolia North America regulated utility business.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-020243
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTO
- cik: 0000766829
- company_name: H2O AMERICA
- filed_at: 2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000119312523020243/0001193125-23-020243-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000119312523020243/d377890d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-020243
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-020243.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-020243.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mohammed (Rally) G. Zerhouni was appointed as Senior Vice President of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer at H2O AMERICA.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SJW Group (the “Company”) appointed Mohammed (Rally) G. Zerhouni as the Senior Vice President of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, effective January 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000119312523020243/0001193125-23-020243-index.htm

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